 |
The Georgia Mineral Society, Inc. 4138 Steve Reynolds Boulevard Norcross, GA 30093-3059 |
GMS Field Trip
If you have any questions about field trips send email to Field Trip email
Trilobites!
GMS Field Trip
Lower Devonian Fossils in Tennessee
Saturday, May 23, 2015
The second day of the epic trip started at sunrise in front of a quarry in Tennessee. First we signed waivers, then listened carefully to all of the safety rules. After we donned our hardhats and steel-toed boots, quarry employees escorted the group into the quarry and directed us to the fossils. Immediately we were finding trilobite pygidiums (aka trilo-butts), crinoid stems, brachiopods, and plates loaded with bryozoans. I saw several crinoid calyxes and some unidentified specimens too. All around I kept hearing “Oh wow, look at this!” followed by “Oh wait, look at this!” Teresa Curl found a complete coral colony. There were so many superb fossils I think everyone came away with at least one prize piece.
Lori Carter
On behalf of Charles Carter, GMS Field Trip Chair
e-mail: Field Trip email
Click here for more information about the May 2015 epic trip
Photo by Lori Carter
Daniel Miller got right to work
Photo by Lori Carter
There were lots of piles to examine
Photo by Lori Carter
Al Klatt found this nice crinoid calyx
Photo by Lori Carter
Another view of Al's calyx
Photo by Lori Carter
Charles found a "smiloid"
Photo by Lori Carter
Closer look at Charles' smiley crinoid
Photo by Lori Carter
Perry Curl found a similar curved stem
Photo by Lori Carter
Al Klatt searched carefully...
Photo by Lori Carter
...and found these nice trilobite pygidiums
Photo by Lori Carter
Al found this beautiful crinoid calyx too
Photo by Lori Carter
This is what the trilobites look like in situ
Photo by Lori Carter
These crinoid stems have tiny pyrite cubes around them
Photo by Lori Carter
A partial calyx in matrix
Photo by Lori Carter
The bottom of a calyx
Photo by Lori Carter
Teresa Curl found this perfect coral colony -- Favosites foerstei
Photo by Lori Carter
Another view of Teresa's coral
Photo by Lori Carter
And another view of Teresa's coral
Photo by Lori Carter
A fantastic crinoid stem specimen with branching stems
Photo by Lori Carter
Mickey McClain found this bryozoan(?) colony
Photo by Lori Carter
A large blob of pyrite (or maybe marcasite)
Photo by Lori Carter
Sponge?
Photo by Lori Carter
Brachiopods in matrix
Photo by Lori Carter
Trilo-butt
Photo by Lori Carter
Another trilo-butt
Photo by Lori Carter
Daniel's getting a few more specimens
Photo by Lori Carter
Full house
Photo by Lori Carter
Lizabeth McClain found this calyx
Photo by Lori Carter
Brachiopod
Photo by Lori Carter
Kathleen Wallis found this perfect calyx
Click below for field trip policies
Copyright © Georgia Mineral Society, Inc.